adj
Meaning 1
Fast and energetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a spanking pace
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spanking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ without æ-raising
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[ˈspæŋkhɪŋ] without æ-raising
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Canada, US: /ˈspeɪ̯ŋkɪŋ/
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Canada, US: [ˈspeɪ̯ŋkhɪŋ] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋkɪŋ/
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Canada, US: [ˈspɛ̃ŋkhɪŋ]
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adj
Meaning 2
Brisk and fresh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, often
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- a spanking breeze
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
An intensifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable, usually
Examples
- brand spanking new
- a spanking good time
- spanking clean
- spanking white
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
present participle of spank
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
quick and energetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, zippy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
the act of slapping on the buttocks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave the brat a good spanking
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discipline, correction
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English spank Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English spanking From spank (“to move energetically”) + -ing.
From spank (“to punish by swatting”) + -ing (participial suffix) and -ing (gerundial suffix).
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 打屁股 (dǎpìgu) — form of physical punishment
- Czech: výprask — form of physical punishment
- Czech: nářez — form of physical punishment
- Dutch: billenkoek — form of physical punishment
- Dutch: pak voor de broek — form of physical punishment
- Dutch: voor de billen geven — form of physical punishment
- Finnish: piiskaus — form of physical punishment
- French: fessée — form of physical punishment
- German: Haue — form of physical punishment
- Hindi: पिटाई (piṭāī) — form of physical punishment
- Hungarian: elfenekelés — form of physical punishment
- Indonesian: menggebuk — form of physical punishment
- Irish: greadadh ar na mása — form of physical punishment
- Italian: sculacciata — form of physical punishment
- Italian: totò — form of physical punishment
- Japanese: スパンキング (supankingu) — form of physical punishment
- Japanese: 尻叩き (shiritataki) — form of physical punishment
- Korean: 스팽킹 (seupaengking) — form of physical punishment
- Korean: 엉덩이 때리기 (eongdeong'i ttaerigi) — form of physical punishment
- Portuguese: surra — form of physical punishment
- Portuguese: sova — form of physical punishment
- Portuguese: coça — form of physical punishment
- Romanian: strașnic — form of physical punishment
- Russian: шлёпание (šljópanije) — form of physical punishment
- Russian: по́рка (pórka) — form of physical punishment
- Sanskrit: ताडन (tādana) — form of physical punishment
- Scottish Gaelic: skelpin — form of physical punishment
- Slovak: világoš — form of physical punishment
- Spanish: nalgada — form of physical punishment
- Swedish: smisk — form of physical punishment
- Tagalog: palo sa puwit — form of physical punishment
- Dutch: billenkoek — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- Dutch: pak voor de broek — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- Finnish: piiskaus — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- French: fessée — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- Norman: latteuse — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- Norman: fouôtée — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- Russian: по́рка (pórka) — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- Russian: трёпка (trjópka) — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
- Russian: взбучка (vzbučka) — an incident of such an act, also in a non-punitive context
Real reading context